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DOUBLE-CHOICE: Anesthesia strategies and self-expanding valve types for TAVI

29 Aug 2025

Fresh from his DOUBLE-CHOICE trial presentation at ESC Congress 2025 in Madrid, Mohamed Abdel-Wahab joins Yohei Ohno to discuss the key takeaways.

This two-by-two factorial randomised trial in patients undergoing TAVI compared a minimalist strategy using only local anesthesia with the standard of care, as well as two...

Yohei Ohno

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Yohei Ohno
Mohamed Abdel-Wahab

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Mohamed Abdel-Wahab
ESC Congress 2025: The DOUBLE-CHOICE trial

Remove the shaft technique: tips and tricks

30 Jul 2025

When a rota burr stalls in a calcified artery, quick thinking and the right technique are critical. Discover a proven method to recover the burr safely and avoid surgery.

Petros Dardas

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Petros Dardas
Nikolaos Mezilis

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Nikolaos Mezilis
Remove the shaft technique: tips and tricks

PCRonline @ ESC Congress 2025: the interventional cardiology perspective!

26 Jul 2025

Stay updated with the latest in interventional cardiology at #ESCCongress 2025!

PCRonline @ ESC Congress 2025

How to manage a stalled burr: tips and tricks

30 Jul 2025

A stalled rota burr is every operator’s nightmare — but being prepared can make all the difference. In this case, an 80-year-old patient with severe calcification in the proximal and mid LAD faces exactly that complication.

What’s your first step to safely retrieve the burr and complete...

Petros Dardas

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Petros Dardas
Nikolaos Mezilis

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Nikolaos Mezilis
How to manage a stalled burr: Tips and tricks

Where innovation meets legacy: the EuroIntervention Turning Point podcast

26 Jun 2025

Welcome to Turning Point, a new podcast series brought to you by EuroIntervention — as part of our 20th anniversary celebration. 

Where innovation meets legacy: the EuroIntervention Turning Point podcast

How should I manage a patient with insufficient surgical closure of the left atrial appendage

26 Jun 2025

Incomplete surgical LAA closure: how would you proceed?
Despite prior closure with an Atriclip during CABG, transoesophageal echocardiography reveals a persistent LAA gap in a high-risk patient with recurrent bleeding.
Explore the clinical details, imaging, and treatment dilemmas—then share your management approach!

Thomas Stiermaier

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Thomas Stiermaier
How should I manage a patient with insufficient surgical closure of the left atrial appendage

When bleeding risk shapes your PCI strategy

05 Jun 2025

Managing ACS in a high-bleeding-risk patient is always a delicate balance. In this case, an 83-year-old with NSTEMI, advanced CKD, and a recent intracranial hemorrhage presented with a complex mid-to-distal LAD lesion. What would be your strategy?

Deborah J. Lee

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Deborah J. Lee
When bleeding risk shapes your PCI strategy

EuroPCR 2025 – One-month dual antiplatelet therapy followed by prasugrel monotherapy at a reduced dose: the 4D-ACS randomised trial

21 May 2025

Paris, France, 20-23 May 2025. The EuroPCR Course Directors have selected 3 major late-breaking trials that will be presented for the first time during the 2025 edition of EuroPCR. These trials were selected because of their design, results, and potential to impact practice, among them is the...

EuroPCR 2025 – One-month dual antiplatelet therapy followed by prasugrel monotherapy at a reduced dose: the 4D-ACS randomised trial

EuroPCR 2025 – The FAITAVI trial: angiography versus physiology-guided PCI in patients undergoing TAVI – 12-month follow-up data

21 May 2025

Paris, France, 20-23 May 2025. The EuroPCR Course Directors have selected 3 major late-breaking trials that will be presented for the first time during the 2025 edition of EuroPCR. These trials were selected because of their design, results, and potential to impact practice, among them is the...

EuroPCR 2025 – The FAITAVI trial: angiography versus physiology-guided PCI in patients undergoing TAVI – 12-month follow-up data

EuroPCR 2025 – Meta-Analysis of Individual Patient Data from the PROTECTED TAVR and BHF PROTECT-TAVI Trials

21 May 2025

Paris, France, 20-23 May 2025. The EuroPCR Course Directors have selected 3 major late-breaking trials that will be presented for the first time during the 2025 edition of EuroPCR. These trials were selected because of their design, results, and potential to impact practice, among which is the...

EuroPCR 2025 – Meta-Analysis of Individual Patient Data from the PROTECTED TAVR and BHF PROTECT-TAVI Trials